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HRB encourages young scientists

(L to R) Anne Gallagher, Mairead O'Driscoll (HRB) Leona Chow at the BT Young Scientist 2010 award ceremony

Congratulations to Leona Chow and Anne Gallagher from Alexandra College, Dublin, who won the HRB Award at this year's BT Young Scientist Exhibition.

The girls found that caffeine can interfere with the enzyme pepsin.  Pepsin plays a key role in the digestion of proteins, and protein digestion problems are often seen in a condition called chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) which is in turn a precursor to stomach cancer.

More details can be found at the Alexandra College and the Irish Times websites.

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